Modern Quarrying Q1 2019

CDE’s Combo all-in-one wet processing and water recycling plant offers a practical solution to the concerns of operators who need to juggle the delivery of high-quality construction sands versus stringent legislative requirements aimed at protecting the earth from further depletion of its natural sand reserves. ALL-IN-ONE WET PROCESSING TECH FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA

WET PROCESSING

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T he world consumes up to 40-billion tonnes of shows no sign of abating, natural sand resources no longer can match demand from the construction industry. Such is the value of the second most consumed material in the world after water that illegal sand dredging, in its extreme form, has attracted criminal gangs to run covert sand-digging operations in South Africa, putting lives at risks. In environmental and human terms, illegal and unregulated sand mining is a lose-lose strategy. With a finger on the pulse, the materials industry and the environ- mental, political and demographic trends that shape its markets, CDE dedicates itself to providing inno- vative wet processing solutions in a New World of Resource. At the heart of the company’s continuous drive to innovate is its overarching purpose to bring practical solutions to such issues as the global sand crisis, water saving and environmental building products per year, half of which is sand. As the global urban boom

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40 BILLION TONNES

The amount of used water that can be directly recycled back into the system

40-billion tonnes – The amount of building products consumed globally per year

requirements, without compromising high quality production results for its customers. Having identified how the disconnect between the rising demand for sand and the correlated depletion of natural sand reserves was going to affect the mate- rials industry down the line, CDE acted to mitigate the impact of the sand crisis on mine and quarry operators. It is from this realisation that the CDE-patented Combo™ all-in-one wet processing and water recycling solution was born, pro- viding a solution to the important environmental issue. “The patented Combo™ all-in-one wet processing and water recycling plant offers a practical solution to the concerns of operators who need to juggle the delivery of high-quality construction sands versus stringent legislative requirements aimed at protecting the earth from further depletion of its natu- ral sand reserves,” says Nicolan Govender, regional manager for sub-Saharan Africa at CDE. “Versatile and powerful, the Combo™wet processing system can produce up to three in-spec products from natural sand or, crucially, from crushed rock, turning what is often considered as a waste by-product into a product that adds value to the business,” he adds. “In South Africa, where issues related to access to water and energy remain at

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MODERN QUARRYING QUARTER 1 - 2019